Having undergone a transition from military authoritarian rule in
1987, Korea quickly became the most powerful democracy in East Asia
other than Japan. But the onset of a major economic crisis revealed
the dark side of the Korean model of democracy. With that
crisis-and the subsequent election of the country's most determined
opposition figure as president-serious questions have arisen about
the new democracy's vitality. Institutional Reform and Democratic
Consolidation in Korea examines the problems and prospects of
democracy in Korea a decade after the transition from military
authoritarian rule, including the key factors shaping the quality
and viability of Korean democracy. The authors evaluate the reform
agenda of recent years and explain: Why the current electoral
system is deficient in producing an effective government How the
current system of local government autonomy is in fact just a
variation of past authoritarian central control-under the guise of
democracy Why Korea will remain vulnerable to renewed economic
crisis unless it can better address the fundamental structural
flaws that hamper its economic competitiveness and the integrity of
its financial system What steps have been taken to curtail the
power of the deeply entrenched military, bureaucratic, and big
business domination Why the National Assembly is neither autonomous
nor capable of managing internal conflicts according to the rules
of the democratic game How the Korean media moved out from under
authoritarian government influence only to become diminished by a
new commercialism and sensationalism How a new civic mobilization
among the people has deepened democracy and contributed to
democratic consolidation in Korea Why the previous government
administration failed to prevent the economic crisis despite signs
of troubled economic foundations What measures the new government
should pursue to resolve the economic crisis and revive this
once-prosperous democratic model Institutional Reform and
Democratic Consolidation in Korea presents a wide-ranging and
balanced account of the political, economic, and cultural factors
shaping Korean democracy and of the institutional reforms that are
needed to deepen and consolidate this crucial experiment with
democracy in East Asia
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